Ronald Reagan Barack Obama

A history of presidential letters to successors

Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition

Ronald Reagan started a tradition as he prepared to leave office after two terms as president: Write a note congratulating your successor and leave it in the Oval Office desk drawer.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

A history of presidential letters to successors, as Trump gets his second

Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps inadvertently, was continued by Joe Biden.

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A look at the tradition of presidents leaving letters for their successors

As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his successor a note.

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The history and tradition of presidents leaving personal notes for their successors

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a whimsical bit of advice.

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Barrack Obama's exact 6-word dig at George Bush at Donald Trump's inauguration exposed by lip reader

Barack Obama and George Bush were seen joking together at the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald ...

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Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

We looked into this rumor after a reader asked if the airport's staff truly asked one of former U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters to leave.

History Today: When Barack Obama was sworn in as America’s first Black president

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front ...

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Letting Obama Be Obama

If conservatives will pardon my comparison, when thinking of Valerie Jarrett’s influence on Barack Obama, I’m mindful of the influence of Judge William P. Clark on Ronald Reagan—minus the ...

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New presidential rankings place Obama in top 10, Reagan and Trump below Biden

HOW ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS SAVED BY HIS SON TAD — AND GAVE US 'A HOLIDAY TRADITION' TO REMEMBER Ronald Reagan ... partisan ...

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What it takes to be a White House photographer, according to Obama's

Narrator: That's Pete Souza, former White House photographer to Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Pete: I think it's important for history. I think it's important to have these ...

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Trump's Inauguration Day Expected to Be Coldest Since Reagan's in 1985

Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.

How Trump’s frigid Inauguration Day compares to how cold it was for Biden, Obama, and other presidents

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be ...

Inauguration Day 2025: Coldest temperatures since Reagan in 1985 expected

The weather forecast is expected to be quite cold, likely the coldest since former President Ronald Reagan was sworn into ...

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Fact Check: Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

Rating: A rumor circulating online in December 2024 claimed staff with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, asked Sasha Obama, one of U.S. President Barack Obama ...

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